Phillips Petroleum Co. v. United States Steel Corp.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.Chemistry of Polymers

A. Building Blocks

B. The Formation of Polymers

II.The ’851 Patent

III.Invalidity

A. Anticipation

1. The Natta ’300 Patent

a. The Section 146 Proceeding

b. The Evidence at Trial

1) Written Description

2) Enablement

2. The Zletz ’257 Patent

a. Express Disclosure

b. Inherent Disclosure

1) EP-34

a) Percent Crystalline Polypropylene

b) Percent Ethylene Content

2) EP-35

a) Percent Crystalline Polypropylene

b) Percent Ethylene Content

1)) The Gardner Method

2)) The Brame Method

3)) Other Experiments

a)) Maury

b)) Zletz(i) AZ-14(ii) AZ-20

c. Chemistry

1) Disproportionation

2) Ethylene…